Harrison Ford, pictured with Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, is reprising his role as Han Solo after starring in 1977’s Return of the Jedi (Picture: AP Photo/20th Century-Fox Film Corporation)

While Harrison recovers, film bosses are thrashing out a schedule to work around the actor’s absence and hope he will return soon to film shots from the waist up.

Although little more detail has been released by Ford’s agent, the Daily Mail reports that a nurse on Ford’s specialist unit, who goes by the name of Blonde Miss Bond, tweeted: ‘Surreal experience to have Harrison Ford’s medical notes in the office.’

However, her account has now been made private and the hospital has released a statement saying: ‘We would have to verify the tweet and we would look into it.’

A spokesman for Star Wars Episode 7’s producer Disney said: ‘Harrison Ford sustained an ankle injury during filming today on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII.
‘He was taken to a local hospital and is receiving care. Shooting will continue as planned while he recuperates.’